Composition of dehydrated powdered mung bean sprout and plant fiber for use as dietary supplement in healthcare
I claim: 1. A dietary supplement composition comprising dehydrated powdered mung bean sprout and oat groats. 2. The dietary supplement composition according to claim 1 wherein the mung bean sprout is ... Read More
Inventors: Kovacs, Joseph;, Assignee: |
Non-steroidal, anabolic dietary supplement and method to increase lean mass without linked increase fat mass
OF THE INVENTION The following detailed description illustrates the invention by way of example, not by way of limitation of the principles of the invention. This description will clearly enable one ... Read More
Inventors: Almada, Anthony L.; Byrd, Edward A.;, Assignee: Natural Supplement Association, Incorporated (Golden, CO) |
Therapeutic food composition and method to diminish blood sugar fluctuations
Blood glucose levels in patients with diabetes mellitus are regulated and stabilized by administering to the patients a therapeutic food composition including a slowly metabolized complex carbohydrate... Read More
Inventors: Kaufman, Francine R.;, Assignee: Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA) |
Method for manufacturing a low dose pharmaceutical composition having uniform drug distribution and potency
The present invention provides a process for maintaining uniformity and potency during the manufacture of a pharmaceutical composition containing a highly potent active ingredient. The process includ... Read More
Inventors: Gierer, Daniel S.;, Assignee: Pfizer INC (New York, NY) |
Enhanced efficacy basic aluminum halides/metal cation salt, antiperspirants actives and compositions containing such materials and methods for making
OF THE INVENTION The term "enhanced efficacy antiperspirant active" is used interchangeably herein with the terms "activated antiperspirant active" or "improved efficacy antiperspirant" active. The e... Read More
Inventors: Parekh, Jawahar C.; Amin, Pradip;, Assignee: Reheis, Inc. (Berkeley Heights, NJ) |
Process of extracting chili (capsicum) oleoresin
OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention provides a process for obtaining oleoresin of improved color and pungency from chili, the said process comprising steps of: i) treating powder or f... Read More
Inventors: Desikacharya Sampathu, Sathyagalam Ranganatha; Naidu, Madeneni Madhava; Sowbhagya, Halagur Bogegowda; Naik, Jarpla Pura; Krishnamurthy, Nanjundalah;, Assignee: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (New Delhi, IN) |
Nutraceuticals or nutritional supplements and method of making
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention provides improved methods for delivering medicaments and other active agents to an individual as well as improved formulations including such medica... Read More
Inventors: McGrew, Gordon N.; Barkalow, David G.; Johnson, Sonya S.; Record, David W.; Patel, Mansukh M.; Nimz, Jack D.; Zibell, Steven E.; Yatka, Robert J.; Greenberg, Michael J.; Aumann, Rebecca A.; Zyck, Daniel J.; Sitler, Daniel J.; Hook, Jeffrey S.; Maxwell, Ja, Assignee: Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company (Chicago, IL) |
Chemotherapeutically active acetogenins
OF THE INVENTION The starting material for use in the invention is the bark of Annona bullata Rich. (Annonaceae), and it is considered likely, by the screening of other parts of the plant, that other... Read More
Inventors: McLaughlin, Jerry L.; Hui, Yu-Hua;, Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, IN) |
Method and composition for determining antimicrobial susceptibility of the majority clinically significant Gram postitive organism
The invention combines three fluorogenic compounds to facilitate the detection of growth of the majority of clinically significant Gram positive organisms, staphylococci, streptococci, enterococci, a... Read More
Inventors: Badal, Robert; Kelley, Roger; Sand, Theodore T.; Bascomb, Shoshana;, Assignee: MicroScan, Inc. (West Sacramento, CA) |
Bicyclic carbohydrates as antiviral bioactives for the treatment of infections caused by the alphaherpesvirinae HSV-1 and HSV-2
The invention consists of the novel bicyclic carbohydrate the structure of which is illustrated in FIG. 1 and which is identified herein as Formula A. Compounds of Formula A have activity against infe... Read More
Inventors: Sas, Benedikt; Van hemel, Johan; Vandenkerckhove, Jan; Peys, Eric; Van Der Eycken, Johan; Van Hoof, Steven;, Assignee: Kemin Pharma Europe B.V.B.A. (Des Moines, IA) |
Cosmetic skin or hair care compositions containing fluorocarbons infused with carbon dioxide
OF THE INVENTION Except in the operating and comparative examples, or where otherwise explicitly indicated, all numbers in this description indicating amounts of material or conditions of reaction, p... Read More
Inventors: Penska, Christine; Santhanam, Uma; Habif, Stephan;, Assignee: Chesebrough-Pond's USA Co., Division of Conopco, Inc. (Greenwich, CT) |
Pearlescent cosmetic preparations containing dialkyl ethers, silicone compounds and emulsifier
What is claimed is: 1. A pearlescent composition comprising: (a) from about 1 to 15% by weight of a dialkyl ether corresponding to formula (I): R.sup.1 --O--R.sup.2 wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, indep... Read More
Inventors: Ansmann, Achim; Fabry, Bernd;, Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien (Dusseldorf, DE) |
Aqueous alcoholic antiperspirant composition containing calcium enhanced antiperspirant salt
OF THE INVENTION The antiperspirant composition of the present invention is in the form of an aqueous alcoholic liquid solution. The composition will generally comprise, by weight, about 10% to about... Read More
Inventors: Coe, Craig M.; Shen, Yan-Fei;, Assignee: The Gillette Company (Boston, MA) |
Topical treatment of diseased skin disorders
The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are as follow: 1. A preparation which is compatible with the skin for the treatment of labial disease and acne, ... Read More
Inventors: Beauchamp, Patrick A.; Rogers, James A.;, Assignee: Beauchamp; Patrick A. (Edmonton, CA); Rogers; James A. (Edmonton, CA) |
Method and composition for treatment of diabetes
I claim: 1. A medicinal composition comprising between about 0.5 grams and about 2.0 grams of (-)epicatechin and between about 0.5 and about 2.0 grams of gymnemic acid. 2. A medicinal composition acco... Read More
Inventors: Dhaliwal, Kirpal S.;, Assignee: |
Process for preparing fat-soluble vitamin active beadlets
OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a vitamin-active preparation in the form of a water insoluble beadlet comprising the steps of forming an emulsion containing the vitamin-active mater... Read More
Inventors: Scialpi, Leonard J.;, Assignee: Hoffman-LaRoche Inc. (Nutley, NJ) |
Method for making vitamin enriched cereal
OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to R-T-E cooked cereal dough products fortified with beta carotene that exhibit unexpected vitamin efficacy stability. In its method aspect, the present... Read More
Inventors: Efstathiou, John D.;, Assignee: General Mills, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) |
Zeaxanthin-containing compositions produced by flavobacterium multivorum
I claim: 1. A feed additive comprising a zeaxanthin-containing composition made by culturing a strain of pigmented Flavobacterium multivorum in a nutrient medium that comprises at least one assimilabl... Read More
Inventors: Gierhart, Dennis L.;, Assignee: Applied Food Biotechnology, Inc. (O'Fallon, MO) |
Enhanced carotenoid accumulation in storage organs of genetically engineered plants
The present invention relates to higher plants transformed to contain a heterologous genomic DNA that encodes a non-higher plant phytoene synthase linked to a plastid transit peptide, and is under the... Read More
Inventors: Hauptmann, Randal; Eschenfeldt, William H.; English, Jami; Brinkhaus, Friedhelm L.;, Assignee: Amoco Corporation (Chicago, IL) |
Use of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol in a dietary supplement process for ameliorating the effects of tibial dyschondroplasia in poultry while maintaining weight gain
OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a process for ameliorating the effects of; i.e., reducing the incidence and/or severity of, tibial dyschondroplasia in poultry while maintaining weig... Read More
Inventors: Stark, Leonard; Yarger, James G.; Perry, Samuel;, Assignee: Amoco Corporation (Chicago, IL) |
Zeaxanthin formulations for human ingestion
This invention discloses zeaxanthin preparations which contain the 3R-3'R stereoisomer of zeaxanthin as a sole detectable isomer, packaged in a form that is intended and suitable for oral ingestion by... Read More
Inventors: Garnett, Kevin M.; Gierhart, Dennis L.; Guerra-Santos, Luis H.;, Assignee: Applied Food Biotechnology, Inc. (O'Fallon, MO) |
Method of making pure 3R-3'R stereoisomer of zeaxanthin for human ingestion
This invention discloses a method of making a preparation of zeaxanthin which contains the 3R-3'R stereoisomer (also referred to as the R--R isomer, for convenience) as a sole or heavily dominant ster... Read More
Inventors: Garnett, Kevin M.; Gierhart, Dennis L.; Guerra-Santos, Luis H.;, Assignee: Applied Food Biotechnology, Inc. (O'Fallon, MO) |
Low phosphorus animal feed containing 1.alpha.-hydroxylated vitamin D compounds and method of preparing
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT As used in the description and in the claims, the term hydroxy-protecting group signifies any group commonly used for the temporary protection of hydroxy functions, such a... Read More
Inventors: DeLuca, Hector F.; Baker, David H.;, Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, WI); Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, IL) |
Polynucleotide molecule from Haematococcus pluvialis encoding a polypeptide having a beta-C-4-oxygenase activity for biotechnological production of (3S, 3'S) astaxanthin and its specific expression in chromoplasts of higher plants
It is a general object of this invention to provide a biotechnological method for production of (3S,3'S) astaxanthin. It is a specific object of the invention to provide a peptide having a .beta.-C-4-... Read More
Inventors: Hirschberg, Joseph; Lotan, Tamar;, Assignee: Yissum Research and Development Company of the Hebrew University of (Jerusalem, IL) |
DNA strands useful for the synthesis of xanthophylls and the process for producing the xanthophylls
What is claimed is: 1. A method for producing a xanthophyll comprising: (a) introducing a DNA strand into a microorganism capable of synthesizing a .beta.-carotene, wherein the DNA strand encodes a po... Read More
Inventors: Misawa, Norihiko; Kondo, Keiji; Kajiwara, Susumu; Yokoyama, Akihiro;, Assignee: Kirin Beer Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo-to, JP); Marine Biotechnology Institute Co., Ltd. (Tokyo-to, JP) |
Isolation and formulations of nutrient-rich carotenoids
OF THE INVENTION A principal object of the present invention is to provide a pharmacologically and biologically active composition extracted from carrots (Daucus carota L), including 0.25-5% mass as ... Read More
Inventors: Kesharlal, Biyani Milind; Pratap, Simha Nanda; Milind, Biyani Sushma; Ann, Nunes Priya; Harnarayan, Gupta Sanjay;, Assignee: |
Copolymers of flavanoid tannins and acrylic monomers
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS By suitable choice of tannins and comonomers, a wide variety of resulting copolymer products can be obtained. Among the possible uses and applications contemplated are: s... Read More
Inventors: Patel, Arvind D.; Sample, Jr., Thomas E.;, Assignee: Dresser Industries, Inc. (Dallas, TX) |
Method of controlling release of antimicrobial agents in chewing gum
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the context of this invention, chewing gum refers to chewing gum, bubble gum and the like. Moreover, all percentages are based on weight percentages unless otherwise s... Read More
Inventors: Barabolak, Roman M.; Zibell, Steven E.; Witkewitz, David L.; Greenberg, Michael J.;, Assignee: Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company (Chicago, IL) |
Fatigue recovery medicine for changing in hepatic mRNA levels of stress-related genes
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the foregoing problems by providing a fatigue recovery medicine for changing in hepatic mRNA levels of stress-related genes which contains a... Read More
Inventors: Shin, Jun-Sik;, Assignee: |
Herbal drug composition for the prevention and treatment of dementia
OF THE INVENTION This invention is explained in more detail as set forth hereunder: This invention is characterized by an extract composition prepared by a process comprising the steps of a) mixing a... Read More
Inventors: Lee, Geon Mok; Yu, Byoung Soo; Kim, Ki Young;, Assignee: Lee; Geong Mok (KR); Yu; Byoung Soo (KR); Kim; Ki Young (KR); Lee; Young Soon (KR); Jung; Jang Hyun (KR) |
Weight Loss and Supplements 
